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PT tip of the day: Proper lift technique for those holiday packages
Be Fit Physical Therapy & Pilates tip of the day: Proper lift technique for holiday packages Prepare for the lift by drawing your navel to your spine to set your core. Stand with legs apart to increase your base of […]
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Shoulder Stabilization is Essential to Neck Posture
Shoulder blade stabilization is essential for neck posture and spine health during exercise and in everyday life. Do you ever feel tight in your upper shoulders? Do you have back pain during exercise? Continue reading. Shoulder rounding tends to follow […]
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Causes of Sports Injuries
A sports injury is any musculoskeletal condition caused during physical activity, sporting activity, aerobic activity, or exercise. A sports injury can be: muscle strain ligament sprain bone fracture tendon rupture Children, youth athletes, and college athletes are more likely to […]
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Pilates and Total Knee Replacement
Doing Pilates following total knee replacement has a number of benefits. These include improved function, strength and balance. Within a physical therapy framework, total knee patients get care tailored to their needs throughout the post-surgery phase. Medical professionals agree that […]
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What is Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction?
Sacroiliac joint dysfunction (SIJD) is impaired and unstable movement of the pelvis resulting from loosening of ligaments in the small of the back. The sacral spine joins with the pelvis by way of stabilizing ligaments. When these ligaments become […]
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Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy
What Is It? Vestibular therapy consists of the performance of an individualized group of exercises, designed to habituate excessive visual dependence or improve various balance strategies. Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy – VRT is an alternative form of treatment involving specific exercises […]
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What’s Wrong With Manual Therapy?
We hear complaints from doctors that there’s such focus on exercise in physical therapy practice that manual therapy is often excluded. This is ironic given that Google returns 50,400,000 results from “manual therapy” searches. Plus, the results are positive, and […]
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